The Washington critic., 1887-07-28
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of tho
National CanlIul.

Fare for each person on all lines, . cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, 6 for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Rairoad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvnnia avenue, passing circle con
Coran Gallery, State Warand Navy Depart.
monts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
Ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branrm Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by WIZARDS and other hotels, and through
therIincipal business portion OF the city,
crossing Seventh street west at Center
Market (where transfers are given to tho
Seventh street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south To Potomac Riycrl,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(hcre transfers arc given to branch running
to Baltimore and OHIO Hiilrond depot, as
cending south side Of Capitol mn, Gontin-
ulng along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks To Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch % Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re
turning, same route Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Seventhstrcet Branch-starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and POstoftlces, Odd'Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City POstoflco (wherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
llnel, continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the whnrves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes Il circuit of West, High,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to p street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tial residences Of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west TO II street north Four
tecnth street to +, passing willard and the
Ebbltt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninthstrect
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to b street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to in
coin Park Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the State,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-starts at northern ter.
minus of Seventh street west (where It con
meets with Silver Springs iranch, digcrene
10 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PUStOiiiCcs at L street (where
transfers are given To main line east or
VEST, thence TO B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
NfN IA 81 aff IN fg nj m tn an
and.a.half street, thence, to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat whnryes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Uniyor-
sity and schuetZen Park, to entrance TO
grounds of Soldiers Home Returning
same route.
Columbia Railway-stnrts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department.
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
Ing Office TO Boundary and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Bennng's Bridge
road. Returning, same routc.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four,
and .a.half street, thence east to First west,
north to g street, west TO Fourth street,
north 10 p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to l. street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, south TO Ohio avenue. east to
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead Of
7 street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostla Railroad Starting from foot of
Seventh street, along VI street south
past navy'yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union.
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
{. and from Avenue Line or Scyenthstreet
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Hcrdic coaches are running from the Navy.
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty,
second and q streets northwest. Fare .
cents six tickets for % cents. llorse-Cdr
tickets are also received as fare,
Herdic cabs are run 10 any part OF the city
Faro, % cents, within mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour Tor
more than one, Stands, East Capitol iroHt
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest.